The Transatlantic Tax & Estate Planning Forum - 4th Annual

The Leading Transatlantic Tax Conference tackling the latest US & UK Tax Trends and Challenges.

16th September 2025 | Central London | In-person

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Agenda

Networking and Registration
9.00am

Chair's Opening Remarks
9.30am

Daniel Crouch, Partner
EY

Revisiting Non-Doms: Updates over the Last 12 Months
9.40am

  • Updates since the abolition of the regime 
  • Key legislative and regulatory changes 
  • HMRC guidance and enforcement trends 
  • Where are we 12 months on from the budget? 
  • How US domiciliaries are impacted by the changes 

Freddie Bjørn, Partner
Payne Hicks Beach

Navigating Life Under the Trump Administration
10.25am

  • Geopolitical impacts of the Trump administration’s policies 
  • Tax and economic policy shifts: what’s on the horizon? 
  • Trade relations and their impact on cross-border wealth 
  • How different states are impacted 
  • Best practices for navigating new legislation and proposals 
  • Fallout of Loper Bright 

Thomas M. Giordano-Lascari, Partner
Greenberg Glusker

Networking and Refreshment Break
11.10am

Analysing Immigration Considerations
11.30am

  • Pre-immigration planning for US residents coming to the UK  
  • Implications for US taxpayers on UK residence rules and tax obligations 
  • Managing US tax compliance while residing in the UK 
  • Impact of US visas on tax residency 

Jaime McLemore, Partner
Withers Worldwide

Holly Caulder, Partner
Buzzacott

Understanding Tax Treaties and their Benefits and Pitfalls
12.15pm

  • How treaties can be used effectively in planning 
  • Treaty elections and practical applications for individuals and businesses 
  • Treatment of trusts and estate distributions under treaty frameworks

Alexis Hille, Counsel
Farrer & Co

Tom Buchan, Senior International Tax Manager
SRLV

Networking and Lunch Break
1.05pm

Exploring Philanthropy & Gifting in the Transatlantic Context
2.00pm

  • How philanthropy and charitable gifting have been impacted since last year’s US and UK elections 
  • Legislative and policy shifts affecting charitable deductions 
  • What gifting strategies are most effective post non-dom changes 
  • Tax-efficient cross-border gifting strategies 
  • How non-profits have been impacted by executive orders and resulting ramifications 

Joe Crome, Head of Business Development and CAF American Donor Fund
CAF (Charities Aid Foundation)

Justin Zaremby, Partner
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler

Examining Matters of Estate Planning
2.45pm

  • Changes to estate tax 
  • Planning strategies for high-net-worth individuals under current law 
  • Potential state-level estate tax considerations 
  • IHT considerations 
  • Interplay between UK IHT and US estate tax regimes 
  • Impact of domicile changes on estate tax liability 

Liz Palmer, Partner
Howard Kennedy

Brad Westerfield, Partner
Butler Snow

Networking and Refreshment Break
3.30pm

Exploring Trust Structure Options and Considerations
3.50pm

  • The process of moving structures to the US – what is involved and what must be considered 
  • US vs. UK trustee considerations 
  • Is it worth moving foreign trusts to the US? 
  • Comparative tax treatment of offshore and US trusts 
  • What alternative structuring options are available 
  • Taxation of trusts and CGT implications 

Stanley Barg, Partner
Kozusko Harris Duncan

Chris McLemore , Partner
McLemore Konschnik

Understanding Investment Options
4.35pm

  • Planning for possible outcomes in the US election
  • Ramifications of the UK General Election
  • Post-election policies likely to be implemented 

Chairperson's Summation & Close of Conference
5.20pm

Networking & Drinks Reception
5.30pm

9.00am
Networking and Registration
9.30am
Chair's Opening Remarks
Daniel Crouch - Partner - EY
9.40am
Revisiting Non-Doms: Updates over the Last 12 Months
  • Updates since the abolition of the regime 
  • Key legislative and regulatory changes 
  • HMRC guidance and enforcement trends 
  • Where are we 12 months on from the budget? 
  • How US domiciliaries are impacted by the changes 
Freddie Bjørn - Partner - Payne Hicks Beach
10.25am
Navigating Life Under the Trump Administration
  • Geopolitical impacts of the Trump administration’s policies 
  • Tax and economic policy shifts: what’s on the horizon? 
  • Trade relations and their impact on cross-border wealth 
  • How different states are impacted 
  • Best practices for navigating new legislation and proposals 
  • Fallout of Loper Bright 
Thomas M. Giordano-Lascari - Partner - Greenberg Glusker
11.10am
Networking and Refreshment Break
11.30am
Analysing Immigration Considerations
  • Pre-immigration planning for US residents coming to the UK  
  • Implications for US taxpayers on UK residence rules and tax obligations 
  • Managing US tax compliance while residing in the UK 
  • Impact of US visas on tax residency 
Jaime McLemore - Partner - Withers Worldwide
Holly Caulder - Partner - Buzzacott
12.15pm
Understanding Tax Treaties and their Benefits and Pitfalls
  • How treaties can be used effectively in planning 
  • Treaty elections and practical applications for individuals and businesses 
  • Treatment of trusts and estate distributions under treaty frameworks
Alexis Hille - Counsel - Farrer & Co
Tom Buchan - Senior International Tax Manager - SRLV
1.05pm
Networking and Lunch Break
2.00pm
Exploring Philanthropy & Gifting in the Transatlantic Context
  • How philanthropy and charitable gifting have been impacted since last year’s US and UK elections 
  • Legislative and policy shifts affecting charitable deductions 
  • What gifting strategies are most effective post non-dom changes 
  • Tax-efficient cross-border gifting strategies 
  • How non-profits have been impacted by executive orders and resulting ramifications 
Joe Crome - Head of Business Development and CAF American Donor Fund - CAF (Charities Aid Foundation)
Justin Zaremby - Partner - Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
2.45pm
Examining Matters of Estate Planning
  • Changes to estate tax 
  • Planning strategies for high-net-worth individuals under current law 
  • Potential state-level estate tax considerations 
  • IHT considerations 
  • Interplay between UK IHT and US estate tax regimes 
  • Impact of domicile changes on estate tax liability 
Liz Palmer - Partner - Howard Kennedy
Brad Westerfield - Partner - Butler Snow
3.30pm
Networking and Refreshment Break
3.50pm
Exploring Trust Structure Options and Considerations
  • The process of moving structures to the US – what is involved and what must be considered 
  • US vs. UK trustee considerations 
  • Is it worth moving foreign trusts to the US? 
  • Comparative tax treatment of offshore and US trusts 
  • What alternative structuring options are available 
  • Taxation of trusts and CGT implications 
Stanley Barg - Partner - Kozusko Harris Duncan
Chris McLemore - Partner - McLemore Konschnik
4.35pm
Understanding Investment Options
  • Planning for possible outcomes in the US election
  • Ramifications of the UK General Election
  • Post-election policies likely to be implemented 
5.20pm
Chairperson's Summation & Close of Conference
5.30pm
Networking & Drinks Reception

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